June 14, 013
The Quilt Index blog has a beauty of a stars & stripes quilt photo at: http://www.quiltindex.org/news/2013/06/14/happy-birthday-stars-and-stripes/
Quilt Index Blog’s Quilt to Celebrate our Flag
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 14, 2013
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“Quilt National 2013″ at Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio, through September 2, 2013
June 13, 2013
The eighteenth international juried competition for new innovative quilts “Quilt National 2013″ is currently showing at the Diary Barn in Athens , Ohio, through September 2, 2013.
More info: http://www.dairybarn.org/quilt/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 14, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/06/14/quilt-national-2013-at-dairy-barn-athens-ohio-through-september-2-2013/
Online Slide Show of Judith Baker Montano’s Quilts
June 7, 2013
You can see a slide show of Judith Baker Montano’s quilts in this Smilebox presentation by The Quilt Show.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 7, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/online-slide-show-of-judith-baker-montanos-quilts/
“Gorgeous Threads A World of Textiles” Exhibit, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster, Ohio, Through September 1, 2013
June 5, 2013
Info about Decorative Arts Center of Ohio:
http://ohiomuseums.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/museum-monday-decorative-arts-center-of-ohio/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 5, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/gorgeous-threads-a-world-of-textiles-exhibit-decorative-arts-center-of-ohio-lancaster-ohio-through-september-1-2013/
“Civil War Women & Their Quilts” Presentation Saturday, June 8, 2013, 2PM, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
June 1, 2013
I will be doing a presentation about women and their quilts during the Civil War next Saturday afternoon at 2PM at the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis. The lecture is a power point presentation with a few quilts to show from that era and is a part of the Abraham Lincoln Lecture Series.
http://www.indianamuseum.org/visit/events/eventview.asp?eventid=3066
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 1, 2013
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“To Honor and Cover”: Quilt Index’s Site Shows Commemorative Quilts
May 27, 2013
The Quilt Index shows some quilts commemorating Memorial Day here:
http://www.quiltindex.org/news/2013/05/27/quilts-on-memorial-day-to-honor-and-cover/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 27, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/to-honor-and-cover-quilt-indexs-site-shows-commemorative-quilts/
Visit to “Civil War Quilters: Loyal Hearts of Illinois” Exhibit, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois, through September 8, 2013
May 22, 2013
“Civil War Quilters: Loyal Hearts of Illinois” is on through September 8, 2013
at the Illinois State Museum in downtown Springfield, Illinois.
We went to Springfiled, Illinois, Friday to see the exhibit at the Illinois State Museum. It was a three and a quarter hour drive for us from the NW side of Indy, an easy drive.
The exhibit is very well done! There are many quilts with detailed write ups for every one. There are also other CW artifacts in the exhibit, which my husband and son enjoyed as well as the quilts.
I recommend that you see this exhibit if you possibly can. Lunch at Boone’s Saloon, across the street from the north side of the museum was a treat.
This was my original post:
“With equal vigor of the enlisting Union soldiers, loyal Illinois women organized to support soldiers on the field and in the hospital, as they braced themselves for the changes in family and community life that the war would bring.
This exhibition features quilts, Civil War military supplies and weapons, a regimental drum, household artifacts and stories of women’s work and struggles during the Civil War, the Museum’s web site states. The exhibit, as of this date, opens on February 3, 2013, and runs through September 8, 2013.
Can’t wait to see it!
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main/pressroom.html?NPR=1196
General Museum info: http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main/geninfo.html
Also not to be missed in Lincoln’s Home and Neighborhood
(http://www.nps. gov/liho/ index.htm), worthy of an afternoon’s stroll.
Many other Lincoln sites can be found at:
http://www.visit- springfieldillin ois.com/Lincoln/ Sites/
And don’t forget, Route 66 goes right through Springfield!
http://www.visit- springfieldillin ois.com/Route- 66/Kicks/ “
Here are just a few of these historical quilts in the exhibit:
Beautiful Trapunto detail
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 22, 2013
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First Quilter in Space: NASA Astronaut
is where you can read an interesting interview with Karen Nyberg, astronaut, taking quilting where no quilt has gone before…
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 18, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/first-quilter-in-space-nasa-astronaut/
“Imagine” on “Quilt Journal” Cover
May 11, 2013
“Imagine” was selected for the cover of “Quilt Journal,” a new book just published by Chalet Publishing, who also publishes the Quilter’s Travel Companion ” every two years.
“This is more than just a lined journal. Each quilt has 3 dedicated pages with room to fill out the quilt pattern, techniques used, important dates for the quilt, etc. Also room for fabric swatches and photos of the quilt if you like. There’s room for 26 new quilts in each journal. And at the end of the journal there is a bonus section to record information for up to 8 family/antique quilts also.
Measures 7.5″ by 10″ and is spiral bound.” according to Chalet.
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“Imagine” by Caryl Schuetz
The book is available at your quilt shop and also their website: www.quiltersgiftshop.com
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 11, 2013
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“High Fiber: Women to Watch” at Fort Smith Regional Arts Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas through July 7, 2013
May 5, 2013
High Fiber: Women to Watch is at Fort Smith Regional Arts Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas, through July 7, 2013
Deborah Kuster – “Living off of the Land”
This curated exhibit showcases textile-based works that have been influenced by world travel and exploring the relationship between art, nature, and spirituality.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 5, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/high-fiber-women-to-watch-at-fort-smith-regional-arts-museum-fort-smith-arkansas-through-july-7-2013/
Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association’s 2013 “Shower of Stars” Quilt Show in Santa Clara, California, Online Slide Show
April 28, 2013
Here is a Smilebox slide show presented by The Quilt Show of the April Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association’s 2013 “Shower of Stars” Quilt Show in Santa Clara, California.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 28, 2013
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“Fiberart International” at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through August 18, 2013
April 23, 2013
Fiberart International is at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through August 18, 2013
Elin Noble – “Fugitive Pieces”
Produced by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc., the triennial exhibition features 79 works, 23 of which are by artists living outside the United States. Countries represented include Hungary, Italy, Poland, Argentina, Japan, Canada, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom. The submissions came from 36 different countries, the most diverse in Fiberart International history.
(Exhibit is in two locations)
Society for Contemporary Craft
2100 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 23, 2013
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“Antique Jacobs Ladder Quilts” Exhibit at National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky, through June 11, 2013
April 7, 2013
If you’re going to Paducah, be sure to go to the National Quilt Museum there. My 1800′s quilt will be a part of the exhibit “Antique Jacob’s Ladder Quilts” showing to June 11, 2013. Quilting today is inspired by quilts of the past such as these in their other exhibit:
“New Quilts from an Old Favorite”
Each year this international contest organized by The National Quilt Museum challenges quiltmakers to create an innovative quilt based on a specific traditional pattern. This year’s selected block is Jacob’s Ladder and how these quilters interpreted it.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 7, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/antique-jacobs-ladder-quilts-exhibit-at-national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky-through-june-11-2013/
“Civil War Women and their Quilts” Presentation, Quilter’s Guild of Indianapolis North, April 5, 2013, Prime Life, Carmel, Indiana
I will be presenting a program to the Quilter’s Guild of Indianapolis North on Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Prime Life Center in Carmel, Indiana, at 1PM. It will consist of a power point presentation of women’s lives and the quilts they made during the Civil War. There will be a trunk show of a few quilts that were made during the Civil War period.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 3, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/civil-war-women-and-their-quilts-presentation-quilters-guild-of-indianapolis-north-april-5-2013-prime-life-carmel-indiana/
Part ll: More Quilts from Tokyo Quilt Festival 2013
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Here are more slides from the Tokyo Quilt Festival in Tokyo, Japan this year. It’s from The Quilt Show by Luana Rubin as a Smilebox presentation. The first post is from February 28, 2013. You will get to the quilts after a few other slides. |
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 30, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/part-ll-more-quilts-from-tokyo-quilt-festival-2013/
Three Exhibits at Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisburg, Virginia, through May 11, 2013
March 24, 2013
The Virginia Quilt Museum ‘s exhibit theme for 2013 is “DESIGNS + DIMENSIONS” with three exhibits.
One is “Doodles, Diamonds and Other Dramatic Designs” with works by artist Dorothy Erlenborn of Amissville, Virginia.
Contemporary artists from the Manhattan Quilters Guild of New York City are showing “Material Witnesses.”
And quilt designs inspired more than 12 works in the display by the Shenandoah Valley Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild. The exhibit is “Quilts Through the Eye of Needlepoint.”
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 24, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/three-exhibits-at-virginia-quilt-museum-harrisburg-virginia-through-may-11-2013/
Online Slide Show of Marsha Mc Closkey’s Quilts
March 21, 2013
A Smilebox slide show of quilts by Marsha Mc Closkey from The Quilt Show.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 21, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/online-slide-show-of-marsha-mc-closkeys-quilts/
American Quilter’s Society Lancaster Show Winners, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 13 – 16, 2013
March 14, 2013
Here are the winners in the American Quilter’s Society Lancaster Show in March 2013:
Announcing the 2013 AQS QuiltWeek™ – Lancaster Contest Winners
“Sam’s Owl” by Barbara Korengold
The quilts are beautiful!
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 14, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/american-quilters-society-lancaster-show-winners-lancaster-pennsylvania-march-13-16-2013/
“Quilt Con” The Modern Quilt Guild Show, February 2013, Austin, Texas, Slide Presentation
March 8, 2013
QUILTCON was February 21 – 24, 2013, the first show of The Modern Quilt Guild. The Smilebox presentation is from The Quilt Show.
BEST IN SHOW at QuiltCon 2013: „Double Edged Love”, made by Victoria Findlay Wolfe and quilted by Lisa Sipes
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 8, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/quilt-con-the-modern-quilt-guild-show-february-2013-austin-texas-slide-presentation/
“Antique Jacob’s Ladder Quilts” at National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky, March 14 – June 11, 2013
The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, is showing the exhibit: Antique Jacob’s Ladder Quilts from March 14 to June 11, 2013. My quilt will be a part of the exhibit.
Quilting today is inspired by quilts of the past such as these.
New Quilts from an Old Favorite
March 14 to June 11, 2013
Each year this international contest organized by The National Quilt Museum challenges quiltmakers to create an innovative quilt based on a specific traditional pattern. This year’s selected block is Jacob’s Ladder: how did these quilters interpret it?
Info is at: http://www.quiltmuseum.org/upcoming-exhibits.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 5, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/antique-jacobs-ladder-quilts-at-national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky-march-14-june-11-2013/
“Beyond the Bed: The American Quilt Evolution” at Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York: through June 16, 2013
March 1, 2013
”Beyond the Bed: The American Quilt Evolution” will be at Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, New York February 24 – June 16, 2013.
Quilts have evolved dramatically in form, fashion, and function during their long and distinguished history.
In this exhibition Jean Burks, senior curator at the Shelburne Museum, will explore the wide range of quilts intended as bed coverings, articles of clothing, furniture accessories, wall decoration, and finally, three-dimensional room sculpture. Illustrating a variety of techniques, designs, and cultural styles, the pieces selected will showcase the work of North American quilters working from the beginning of the 19th century to the present, is what Katonah Museum of Art said about the exhibit.
For more info: http://www.katonahmuseum.org/exhibitions/
They will have three lectures by:
Kaffe Fassett on March 4th
Robert Shaw on April 3rd
and Stacy Hollander on May 8th.
Schedule of lectures: http://www.katonahmuseum.org/programs-and-events/unexpectquiltspring13/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 1, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/beyond-the-bed-the-american-quilt-evolution-at-katonah-museum-of-art-katonah-new-york-through-june-16-2013/
Slide Presentation of 2013 Tokyo Quilt Festival
February 28, 2013
The 2013 Tokyo Quilt Festival was held recently in Japan. This slideshow features the work of Tomie Nagano from the photos of Luana Rubin. More photos to come from this fabulous show. The Smilebox slide show is presented by The Quilt Show. This event is the largest quilt festival in the world.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 28, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/slide-presentation-of-2013-tokyo-quilt-festival/
Reasons to Have Your Quilts Appraised – Video
New quilt
Reasons to Have Your Quilts Appraised – Video
is where you can see an informative video by Carol Butzke, American Quilter’s Society certified appraiser of quilted textiles, discussing why you may want to have your quilts appraised.
This is a link on the website of where you can locate an AQS certified appraiser in your area at: http://www.americanquilter.com/quilt_world/appraisers.php?utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Free%20Paducah%20Sue%2002/12/2013%2016:40:20&utm_term=
You can also go to the PAAQT , Professional Association of Appraisers - Quilted Textiles, site: http://www.quiltappraisers.org/
An article about quilts having value: http://www.theneedleworkpages.com/article/paaqt.html
antique quilt
This blog entry also explains the need for appraisal: http://wagonswestdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/02/quilt-appraisals-new-and-old.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 23, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/reasons-to-have-your-quilts-appraised-video/
Road to California 2013 Show Winners
The Road to California Show was held in January in Ontario, California. You can see the winners here: http://www.road2ca.com/2013winners/road/winners.html
This is one of the few show that are during the winter, and it’s always a great one with fabulous quilts. Here are a few.
Best of Show
“Red Feather” by Claudia Myers and Marilyn Badger
“Georgia on my Mind” by Nancy S. Brown
“Grand Guard” by Linda Anderson
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 21, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/road-to-california-2013-show-winners/
“Chevron Global AIDS Memorial Quilts: Life Stories in Fabric” Exhibit at International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas, 2012
February 16, 2013
The International Quilt Festival in Houston had a very moving exhibit, The Chevron Global AIDS Memorial Quilts: Life Stories in Fabric. The quilts in this collection emphasize the continuing need for HIV/AIDS education, treatment and prevention. Several of the quilts include blocks that memorialize someone lost to AIDS. These blocks include personal items and remembrances of items or activities that person loved. Each quilt was created by a Chevron employee volunteer.
A Smilebox Presentation by The Quilt Show
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 16, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/chevron-global-aids-memorial-quilts-life-stories-in-fabric-exhibit-at-international-quilt-festival-houston-texas-2012/
Florida Documentation Project Quilts Added to Quilt Index
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February 9, 2013
News from the Quilt Index:
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA and EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN -
The Quilt Index announced the addition of 726 quilts recently documented in Florida to its exemplary online resource. The quilts, made between 1850 and the last decade, were studied and photographed by the Sunshine State Quilters Association.
Counting the Florida project, there are now 21 documentation projects covering specific states, from Hawaii to North Carolina, collected in the Index. Together they provide a detailed and fascinating glimpse into the styles of quilts popular in different times and regions of the country. With every new collection, the Index becomes more inspiring to today’s quilters and a more useful tool for curators and scholars.
Artha Callinan, president of the Sunshine State Quilters Association, said the archival work was completed between 2009 and 2012. There were Quilt Discovery Days organized by guilds, historical societies and museums throughout the state.
The project required that in order to have a quilt included, the person who brought it to be documented had to live in Florida. Not surprisingly, many of the quilts were made or bought elsewhere, especially the older quilts. Part of what makes this project an interesting one to browse is the strong representation of popular patterns from the 1930s and 1940s, plus a good number of quilts made in the past 20 years.
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As is always the case, reading the individual records provides a glimpse into the lives of everyday Americans and a sense of how and why quilts were made. One lemoyne star (pictured above) was made around 1850: the people who brought it to be documented said that it was made by “a disabled man in the family.” The record also notes that this family immigrated to Iowa from Norway around 1850, so the quilt was later brought to Florida by a descendent of the maker. It is an interesting note that sometimes Anonymous is a man.
Two other quilts, whose photographs are included below, demonstrate the range of the Florida project in both styles and historic periods. The star quilt called “Ice Crystals” was made in 2009 by Manon Emmy Reen. A quilt from the 1940′s made in the grandmother’s fan pattern is also a vivid example of a popular period pattern. It was hand quilted by Bertha Elizabeth Wilson, who made it for her granddaughter.
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The Quilt Index website http://www.quiltindex.org/ provides centralized access to more than 54,000 records, including quilts from state or regional documentation projects, museum and private collections. Launched in 2003, the Quilt Index is a joint project of Michigan State University Museum; MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University; and the Quilt Alliance.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 9, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/02/09/florida-documentation-project-quilts-added-to-quilt-index/
“Workt by Hand”: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts at Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, March 15 – September 15, 2013
February 6, 2013
Exhibition: “Workt by Hand”: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts is an exhibit of 35 quilts from the Brooklyn Museum of Art March 15-September 15, 2013,
showing thirty-five American and European quilt masterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum’s decorative arts collection.
Elizabeth Welsh. Quilt, circa 1825–40. Appliquéd cottons, 110 1/2 x 109 in.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 6, 2013
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“Imagine”
My “Imagine” was completed was shipped to the International Quilt Festival, where it was part of the “In Full Bloom” exhibit that traveled for almost a year. It was shown at the Houston, Cincinnati, and Long Beach Shows.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 5, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/imagine/
Slide Presentation of Sue Nickel’s “Quilting in the Garden” Exhibit, Livermore, California
February 5, 2013
In 2010, Sue Nickels was one of the featured artists at Quilting in the Garden in Livermore, California. On exhibit were many of her quilts as well as some which she and her sister, Pat Holly, made. This is a Smilebox slideshow presented by The Quilt Show of some of those quilts.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 5, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/slide-presentation-of-sue-nickels-quilting-in-the-garden-exhibit-livermore-california/
“Civil War Quilters: Loyal Hearts of Illinois” February 3 through September 8, 2013, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois
February 1, 2013
“Civil War Quilters: Loyal Hearts of Illinois”
With equal vigor of the enlisting Union soldiers, loyal Illinois women organized to support soldiers on the field and in the hospital, as they braced themselves for the changes in family and community life that the war would bring.
This exhibition features quilts, Civil War military supplies and weapons, a regimental drum, household artifacts and stories of women’s work and struggles during the Civil War, the Museum’s web site states. The exhibit, as of this date, opens on February 3, 2013, and runs through September 8, 2013.
Can’t wait to see it!
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main/pressroom.html?NPR=1196
General Museum info: http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main/geninfo.html
Also not to be missed in Lincoln’s Home and Neighborhood
(http://www.nps. gov/liho/ index.htm), worthy of an afternoon’s stroll.
Many other Lincoln sites can be found at:
http://www.visit- springfieldillin ois.com/Lincoln/ Sites/
And don’t forget, Route 66 goes right through Springfield!
http://www.visit- springfieldillin ois.com/Route- 66/Kicks/
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 1, 2013
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Meredith Schroeder Inducted into 2013 Quilters Hall of Fame
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 29, 2013
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“Donna Maureen Stader: A Retrospective, ” at University of Indianapolis Christel DeHaan Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, through February 8, 2012
January 25, 2012
”Donna Maureen Stader: A Retrospective” is currently showing at the University of Indianapolis Christel DeHaan Gallery through February 8, 2012, with a reception this evening – Friday, January 25, from 4 – 6 p.m. that is open to the public. Donna was a friend of many years, who passed away last year. We were in Left of Center and INfiber, both fiber art groups in the Indianapolis area.
Donna Stader lived in Indianapolis most of her life and was a multimedia Artist and Educator for 32 years before retiring. She was a founding member of the Art Quilt Network and exhibited her fiber work internationally. Her inspirations came from history, literature, and folklore.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 25, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/donna-maureen-stader-a-retrospective-at-university-of-indianapolis-christel-dehaan-gallery-indianapolis-indiana-through-february-8-2012/
Slide Presentation of Nancy Brown’s Quilts
The Quilt Show presented this slide show by Smilebox of Nancy Brown’s wonderful quilts.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 23, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/slide-presentation-of-nancy-browns-quilts/
“Masters 2″ at New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts, through April 15, 2013
January 17, 2013
“Masters 2″ is at New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, through April 15, 2013 .
Paula Nadelstern - Kaleidoscopic XXX: Tree Grate, 53rd & 7th
The 37 quilt artists included in the Masters 2 exhibition are masters of this exciting art form. The artworks encompass a broad range of fiber art techniques and styles, from realistic to abstract.
For exhibit info: http://nequiltmuseum.org/current-exhibition.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 18, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/masters-2-at-new-england-quilt-museum-lowell-massachusetts-through-april-15-2013/
“Colors That Complement: Red and Green Quilts” at The Grout Museum, Waterloo, Iowa, through April 6, 2013
January 9, 2013
“Colors That Complement: Red and Green Quilts” is at the Grout Museum’s 20th Annual Quilt exhibit in Waterloo, Iowa, on until April 6, 2013 . Red and green fabrics were used in these quilt. The quilts were popular with many early to mid-19th century quilters, who often considered the red and green quilt their best work. Learn the history and reasons behind these quilts whose colors have set them apart in a class of their own.
http://www.groutmuseumdistrict.org/
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 9, 2013
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“Off the Wall: Maverick Quilts” at National Cowgirl Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, January 17 through March 27, 2013
January 6, 2013
This innovative exhibition from The Quilt Complex is making its debut at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.
Paired alongside a traditional quilt pattern, these “maverick” quilts display an unusual twist on the ordinary. On display will be 30 quilts spanning 100 years, from 1850 to 1950.
http://www.cowgirl.net/Exhibits.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 6, 2013
http://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/off-the-wallmaverick-quilts-at-national-cowgirl-museum-fort-worth-texas-january-17-through-march-27-2013/
“Painting on Fabric” Exhibit of Peggy Brown’s Work at Art Quilt Gallery, New York City, January 8 – February 16, 2013
January 1, 2013
SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Association) member, Peggy Brown of Nashville, Indiana, and Eustis, Florida, will have a solo exhibit at Art Quilt Gallery, 133 W. 25th, New York City from January 8 through February 16, 2013, Painting on Fabric.
“Water Series III: Lagoon”
This is a slide presentation from The Quilt Show of Peggy’s work by Smilebox.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 1, 2013
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Mary Buvia’s Quilts Exhibited at American Quilter’s Society August 2012 Grand Rapids, Michigan, Show
December 28, 2012
In August 2012, Mary Buvia of Greenwood, Indiana, exhibited a collection of many of her beautiful quilts at the American Quilter’s Society Grand Rapids, Michigan, Show. Many of these quilts have won multiple awards at previous AQS and other quilt shows. Below you can see a Smile Box slide presentation by The Quilt Show of her quilts.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 28, 2012
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Merry Christmas!
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 24, 2012
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YouTube Presentation by Chris Moline of an Antique Quilts Bed Turning
December 20, 2012
At the Des Moines, Iowa, American Quilter’s Society Show 2012, Chris Moline presented a bed turning of some beautiful antique quilts. The nine minute presentation is on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6CR9D7oCoY&sns=em
Worth watching! Chris is an AQS certified quilt appraiser colleague of mine.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 21, 2012
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“Hexed” & “Vintage Revisited” Exhibits at Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, Virginia, through August 24, 2013
May 28, 2013
Exhibits are at the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg, Virginia. More than 125 quilts hanging, plus 32 framed needlepoint
quilt designs make the building PACKED with inspiration.
There are two exhibits – HEXED features three hundred years of quilts
made with hexagons, and the other VINTAGE REVISITED which shows off
remakes of classic patterns by contemporary artists.
The “Vintage” collection has 117 quilts made by 17 artists, 8 of whom
are from Virginia.
http://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/exhibits/upcoming-exhibits/
“Star Struck” by Cheryl See
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 29, 2013
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International Quilt Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, Now through April 13, 2013
April 12, 2013
A friend and I went to the Festival for the preview Wednesday night and back to the show yesterday morning. The show is wonderful! The quilts are fabulous! Driving on I-74 is so easy; no heavy traffic on this freeway.
There aren’t crowds of people for the preview, making it easy to see all the quilts and photograph them without having to wait to get a close up view or an open view to take a photo. That’s why I like to see all the exhibits first, and then go shopping. It’s still a difficult decision, “Should I see the quilts or should I shop at the vendors first?” Hmmm……
If you haven’t been, I strongly recommend that you attend this show. You won’t be disappointed!
Go to this link to see quilts from the “Tactile Architecture” special exhibit at the show: http://www.quilts.com/home/galleryViewer2.php?txtfile=/gallery/sqf13/gallery.php?id=001
“Tactile Architecture” is one of the special exhibits that first opened at the IQF in Houston last Fall, and it is traveling with the other special exhibits to all the IQF Shows through the year: Cincinnati, Chicago, Long Beach.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 12, 2013
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Indiana Heritage Quilt Show March 7 – 9, 2013, Bloomington Convention Center, Bloomington, Indiana
The Indiana Heritage Quilt Show is March 7 – 9, 2013 , at the Bloomington Convention Center in Bloomington, Indiana. You can get more info at:
http://www.ihqs.org/2012-show-winners/ is where you can see the 2012 show winners.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 1, 2013
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“Art Whimsical” Slide Presentation from Houston’s International Quilt Festival 2012
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This is a Smilebox slide presentation from The Quilt Show of the International Quilt Festival’s fun Houston exhibit in 2012 of “Art Whimsical.”
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 12, 2012
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Quilt Alliance’s eBay Auction of “Home Is Where the Quilt Is” ends Monday, December 10, 2012
There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays!
The fourth and final week of our eBay auction of the “Home Is Where the Quilt Is” contest quilts will end on Monday, December 10 at 9 pm Eastern. Eight quilts have bids of $100 or more and the top bid for Jamie Fingal’s “Home Is Where Your Story Begins” (pictured below) is more than $1,600! The remaining quilts are currently available for $50-$100. Don’t miss out on this last chance to bid on a unique, handmade wall quilt and bring it home for someone special (like you!). You’ll be taking care of holiday shopping and supporting the work of the Quilt Alliance, all in one fell swipe.
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| Home Is Where Your Story Begins by Jamie Fingal. |
Here are some of the quilts still in the $50-$100 range
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| Bali on My Mind by Merikay Waldvogel. |
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| Home Tweet Home by Alice Helms. |
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| Bricks Mortar Fabric Thread by Amy Munson. .” |
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Dream Studio by Peggy Schroder.
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| Coffee House by Eleanor Levie. |
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| Yippee I’m Free! by Yvonne Porcella. |
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 8, 2012
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“Collecting Treasures: Celebrating 35 Years” at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, California, through February 3, 2013
December 3, 2012
Collecting Treasures: Celebrating 35 Years is at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles in San Jose, California, through February 3, 2013
Unknown Artist – “Pineapple Variation or Windmill Blades” (c 1890)
As the Museum celebrates its 35-year history, this special exhibition draws from the permanent collection and showcases an exciting variety of quilts and textiles. Featured are some of the important early and historic quilts in the collection, along with recent acquisitions of contemporary fiber art, costume, and ethnic textiles. This exhibit looks at the range of textile traditions and their important role as objects of utility, beauty, and inspired artistry.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 4, 2012
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Wearable Art Exhibit Winners at 2012 International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas
A Smilebox slide presentation from The Quilt Show of the Wearable Art Exhibit that was created for the 2012 International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, earlier this month.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 25, 2012
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Online Slide Show of Award-Winning Japanese Quilts Shown at International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas, November 2012
Here is a Smilebox slide presentation from The Quilt Show of prize-winning quilts from International Quilt Week in Yokohama, Japan, that were featured at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, earlier this month. These quilts are from the 2011 exhibit of quilts that won top awards at the Yokohama 2011 Quilt Contest, which is one of the largest quilt exhibits in Japan.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 24, 2012
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 21, 2012
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Presentation of “Civil War Women & Their Quilts” November 15, 2012 in Shipshewana, Indiana
This basket quilt is from the 1860′s.
I will be presenting “Civil War Women & Their Quilts” at the Dear Jane Retreat in Shipshewana, Indiana tomorrow evening, November 15th. I have an appraisal day at the Farmstead Inn on Friday (the 16th).
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 14, 2012
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“Fabulous Tee Shirt Quilts” by Caryl Schuetz
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